Nursing Cancer Patients (1 cr)

Code: TH00CJ52-3003

General information

Enrollment: 02.12.2024 - 09.03.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 03.03.2025 - 06.04.2025
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 1 cr

Local portion: 1 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Midwifery

Teachers: Reino Tissari

Course: TH00CJ52

Realization has 3 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 6 h 0 min.

Time	Topic	Location
Mon 03.03.2025 time 12:00 - 15:00 (3 h 0 min)	Kurssin aloitus, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00CJ52-3003	ICT_B2026 Teoriatila muunto
Mon 10.03.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min)	Käytännön harjoituksia, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00CJ52-3003	ICT_B3028 Lääkehoito 1
Fri 21.03.2025 time 08:00 - 09:00 (1 h 0 min)	Tentti, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00CJ52-3003	LEM_A174 IT-oppimistila Tiera

Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Ajoitus 3.3-21.3.2025
Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö 1op
Syöppotilaan hoidossa käytettävät hoitotoimenpiteet ja auttamismenetelmät
Syöpähoitojen turvallinen toteuttaminen
Syövän hoidon nykytilanne

Objective

The student:

• Understands cancer as a disease and identifies factors affecting cancer prevention and early detection
• Can diagnose the most common cancers, and knows the most common forms of treatment and follow-up methods for cancer
• Students can provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team

Content

Contents

• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump

Materials

- Huovinen ym. 2023 Kliininen hoitotyö soveltuvin osin (tai vanhempi painos)
- ITS materiaalit

Teaching methods

Lähiopetusta, laboratoriotunteja, pienryhmätyöskentelyä

Exam schedules

Tentti 21.3.2025
Opintojakso on suoritettava 3.3-21.3.2025 välillä.
Mahdollinen uusintatentti sovitaan erikseen.

Student workload

1op = 27h opiskelijan työtä, josta 3h etäluento, 2h käytännön harjoitukset, 1h tentti, 21h itsenäinen opiskelu ja ryhmätyö.